Effects of visually demanding near work on trapezius muscle activity

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1190-1198

  Zetterberg, C ^a,b   Forsman, M ^a,c   Richter, H O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accommodation; Computer work; Electromyography; Gaze stabilization; Visual ergonomics

Indexed keywords

ACCOMMODATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BINOCULAR CONVERGENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DATA PROCESSING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ERGONOMICS; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; GAZE; HUMAN; LENS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NECK PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER DISEASE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL ERGONOMICS;

ACCOMMODATION; COMPUTER WORK; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GAZE STABILIZATION; VISUAL ERGONOMICS;

ACCOMMODATION, OCULAR; ADULT; COMPUTERS; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NECK MUSCLES; NECK PAIN; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; SHOULDER JOINT; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VISUAL PERCEPTION; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882875082     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2013.06.003     Document Type: Article

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